I get the hint, but I'd rather be prepared than scramble last minute to produce documents that are not in the checklist. E.g., if I live with family (and don't have a lease or a mortgage in my name), would that matter? Or does CIC look at CBSA records to estimate physical presence residency (which I believe the applicant can authorize them to access and/or provide the records obtained from CBSA in addition to the copy of the online physical presence calculator)Application for Canadian Citizenship - A Comprehensive Guide
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I get the hint, but I'd rather be prepared than scramble last minute to produce documents that are not in the checklist. E.g., if I live with family (and don't have a lease or a mortgage in my name), would that matter? Or does CIC look at CBSA records to estimate physical presence residency (which I believe the applicant can authorize them to access and/or provide the records obtained from CBSA in addition to the copy of the online physical presence calculator)
They dont usually ask you anything thats not in the checklist unless you have a very extra-ordinary scenario OR the documents you sent did not fulfil their checklist.
That said, it doesnt matter if you have a mortgage in your name or not.
Talking as a federal employee, CBSA and IRCC have their own way of communicating. I dont think IRCC requires any CBSA records from you during the citizenship application. They have their own way of validating the physical presence which may or may not involve CBSA.
Relax, you're overthinking it
.Here's my following history:
- 2021-08-06 - Present (Canada)
- 2020-12-25 - 2021-08-05 (Home Country) --> it was long departure flight and we reached home country on 2020-12-26, If I add 26th then there's a one day gap. Likewise, our return flight was on 2021-08-06, and landed in Canada on same date (timezone difference) on 2021-08-06. I have recently issued PCC from home country from 2020-12-24 to 2021-08-06. What should I do here?
- 2018-04-16 - 2020-12-24 (Canada)
- 2018-02-27 - 2018-04-15 (Canada)
- 2018-01-21 - 2018-02-26 (Home Country)
- 2012-12-17 - 2018-01-20 (Italy)
I have printed online calculator, and the dates I have:
Your eligibility period is 2017-10-03 to 2022-10-02, you will need this for your application form.
Instead on Application Form, when I enter <<TO>> date of 2022-10-02, it auto-generates the <<FROM>> date of 2017-10-02 instead of 2017-10-03 (as per printed online physical presence calculator). What should I do? I intend to both sign and mail my application on 2022-10-03.
Your eligibility period is 2017-10-03 to 2022-10-02, you will need this for your application form.
Instead on Application Form, when I enter <<TO>> date of 2022-10-02, it auto-generates the <<FROM>> date of 2017-10-02 instead of 2017-10-03 (as per printed online physical presence calculator). What should I do? I intend to both sign and mail my application on 2022-10-03.
Hi everyone. If I became a PR in Canada 4 March and returned to country of origin and came back October 3 2019(over 183 days) do I need a PCC from my country of origin?
Yes you need. Any country (including your country of origin) where you spend more the 183 days during the period you started to be a PR (in fact I think is during the previous 5 years, since that is what you need for the citizenship).
Yes!
"You are required to provide a police certificate for each country, other than Canada, where you were present for a total of 183 days or more during the four (4) years immediately before the date of your application."
and once you obtain that, you need to include the ORIGINAL police certificate in your application kit.
You cannot predict May 2023 status today. People who applied in may 2022 don’t yet know when they’ll get it.
That said, seems currently 2022 paper applications are getting processed in 4-5 months. That is not definite timeline but there are few such people who have reported faster processing.
Generate your online calculator on or before the date you submit, do not do that for advance calculation.
Also i wold advise you to give a buffer of 2-3 days extra before you submit so there is no confusion of dates later on. If you have travelled a few times outside the country increase that buffer.
A day older is fine, not an issue
regarding the travel dates from your travel dates, use the date you left Canada and the date you entered canada. Plus give a margin of few extra days. That is also written in the application guidelines
That calculator that you submit is more for your calculation and declaration that you meet the minimum guidelines. They will validate all the records at there end. The build etc can be abused in any sense. You can have your electricity bill even if you are outside the country!!!
there is a strong inter agency links between ircc, cbsa, rcmp and all the other acronyms!!
Thank you for the reply.
So will hopefully start a paper application when I am eligibile.
Thanks, great help. So I will print the calculator on Oct 1st, and the application forms I already filled, but will validate and print on Oct 3rd, meanwhile gathering all other documents, I visited once outside CA to my home country, back in 2021, for which I obtained PCC as well, and I already passed over my 1095 days in September, so I guess I am good here to submit on Oct 3rd. Though my spouse completing her 1095 days on Sept 28th, hence giving a kind of 1 week buffer period for her as well. I guess we should be good here?
Hi everyone, about to apply for citizenship. I read that I have to prove my english language skills. I have lived a long time in Canada and can talk/understand english easily but haven’t taken any courses before. Is there any test I can do that will be accepted? If so, how much does it cost? Thanks
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